If you want to distinguish your goods, services (or both) from those of another business, you may need a trade mark. Find out what trade marks are and what’s involved in the application and management process.

If you are a self filer, attorney or a Qualified Person (QP) –this is the place to find our examination manuals, FAQs, case studies, search tools and more to help you further understand and research intellectual property.

Welcome to Upskill

IP Australia's small business education program

Are you looking to understand more about trade mark protection for your business? Our free, five step education program teaches you all the basics you need to know before submitting an application of your own.

You’ll learn:

What IP is and how to know what type of IP you have

How much your trade mark is worth

How to search to ensure there are no existing trade marks like yours

How you can apply for a trade mark

From start to finish, the program takes approximately 5 hours to complete depending on your pace. You can pause and jump back in at any point using the link below.

Upskill is currently in Beta while we trial which learning styles suit you best. We’d love to hear what you think and if there’s anything you’d change about it.